Article
Application of selection index calculations to determine selection strategies in genomic breeding programs.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Oct 2009
König S, Swalve H H
Abstract excerpt
The availability of genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) allows for possible modifications to existing dairy cattle breeding programs. Selection index calculations including genomic and phenotypic observations as index sources were used to determine the optimal number of offspring per genotyped sire with a focus on functional traits and the design of cooperator herds, and to evaluate the importance of a...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Female
- Genotype
- Male
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
- Selection, Genetic
